All Star that live forever– Refinding’s accessories // Interview

40 year old Sean, currently living in Fayetteville, Arkansas, started making recycled accessories after a trip to Australia, on which he found his first surf wallet and wondered to himself “how come most men’s wallets suck?”
On the flight home, he came up with the idea of making wallets out of tire tread, then realized it was too thick for his back pocket, Continue Reading…

Playful farm animal rings by Soop // Interview

 
Wai-Lian is the brilliant product designer who made these rings. As you can see they are half-transparent, and when worn together on same finger create a multi layered look which is very theatrical - with the scenery in the back and the “actors” (the animals in this case) in the front. Like many of Wai-Lian works, it is clever, with an elegant simplicity to it and is playful and full of humor, without becoming merely a gimmick.
Wai-Lian, who lives and works in London, is “13-88 years old - I’m very immature some days and very old the next”.
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Candy Bling: stOOpidgErL’s resin jewelry // Interview

Kim Ripley, 27, is the jewelry designer called stOOpidgErL, and it is no accident that this name is misspelled, for she is quite clever. Her designs, which at first glance seem almost too sweet, look mischievous and even slightly sinister once you give them a good look:
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A stylist’s dream: Elizaveta Yankelovich // Interview

The virtual meeting with Elizaveta Yankelovich has convinced us beyond any doubt that mothers aren’t what they used to be, and that one can in fact be a mother (of a “magical 3.5 year old son Izaac”) and an uber-cool
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Hoolala’s romantic playful jewelry // Interview

This fine charming charm-like necklace (called Delightful Victorian Alice and Dinah through the Looking Glass Key Charm Necklace) is by the 33 year old UK jewelry maker Sam Gannaway-jones. As many of the talented designers featured here, Sam too is self taught: the Southport, Lancashire artist did not study jewelry making, but rather art and design for 8 years, including a degree in Fine Art Sculpture, where she specialized in bronze casting. Continue Reading…

Knitted jewelry by Little Purls // Interview

The 22 Tally Locke from north CA, the creator of original chic wool jewelry under the name Little Purls, was a carpenter to begin with. “I just love making stuff, working with my hands”, she tells Sense of Fashion. “My sister taught me how to knit one Christmas a few years back, and I soon became addicted to it.”

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Original one-of vintage like jewelry // Interview

Jen Stevens’s dad composes music and “is very artistic”, her mom writes novels and sews and her sister studies art at university and is “incredibly talented” says Jen. It is no wonder then that she herself took up to making jewelry (though she also composes music on her piano, writes and draws).

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Psarokokalo’s one-of necklace // Interview

Maria Polyxa, 30, is the designer behind Psarokokalo “which means fishbone in Greek”. Polyxa, who studied interior design and has an MA in Public Art, started out as a costume and props designer for theater in 2004. Continue Reading…

YouTube: plastic ring

When looking at this ring, by Chapter, one isn’t surprised that Shotaro Matsushima’s and Ikumi Miyajima’s – designers behind the label – favorite food is Ice cream and fruits.

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